Minuscule wind engines could help to take computing power to the next level, scientists believe.US researchers have developed a prototype device that creates a “breeze” made up of charged particles, or ions, to cool computer chips.The “ionic wind”, the scientists say, will help to manage the heat generated by increasingly powerful, yet ever-shrinking devices.
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Tiny wind engines cool computers
Minuscule wind engines could help to take computing power to the next level, scientists believe. US researchers have developed a prototype device that creates a “breeze” made up of charged particles, or ions, to cool computer chips.